1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index c71c7264..a2f6e73b 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	options_set_number(&global_s_options, "bell-action", BELL_ANY);
 	options_set_number(&global_s_options, "buffer-limit", 9);
 	options_set_string(&global_s_options, "default-command", "%s", "");
+	options_set_string(&global_s_options, "default-terminal", "screen");
 	options_set_number(&global_s_options, "display-time", 750);
 	options_set_number(&global_s_options, "history-limit", 2000);
 	options_set_number(&global_s_options, "lock-after-time", 0);